Examination Solver Status

Description

The Examination Solver Status section is displayed in the lower left hand side corner of the screen (below the menu) when examination solver is being used (otherwise it is a shaded tab next to the Current User).

Details

Owner

The user who started the solver

Host

The server on which the solver is running

Solver

Information about what the solver is doing

Examples:

Loading input data...

Awaiting commands...

This one means that the solver is waiting for your action, such as clicking on the Refresh button and then on Start to start creating a timetable or looking at the timetable or clicking on Unload etc.

Solving problem...

Solver stopped

Saving solution...

Phase

The current phase of the solver -- the name of the algorithm it is currently using to solve the problem

Examples:

Hill climbing

Great deluge

Progress

Just something to let you know that the solver is not dead

Version

Current version of the application

Session

Session for which a timetable is being created

You can click on the Examination Solver Status tab any time to refresh it. Otherwise it is refreshed automatically in regular intervals (such as every 10 seconds).